Tag Archives: European Marine Energy Centre

EMEC Seeks External Adviser

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, is looking to contract a marine energy technology developer to act as an external adviser to the Ocean Energy Scale-up Alliance (OESA). This one-off opportunity, driven by the OESA accelerator program, which aims to support marine energy deployments at sea, is being promoted via Public Contracts Scotland: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN404343. The deadline for

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First Electricity Generated to UK Grid by Device at EMEC

Spanish tidal energy developer, Magallanes Renovables, has generated its first electricity into the U.K. national grid following connection at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). The ATIR tidal energy converter (TEC) was installed at EMEC’s Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney, Scotland last month by Orkney-based Leask Marine, as part of the Ocean_2G project.  The project is

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Wave Energy Converter and Smart Subsea Hub Installed

Finnish wave energy developer Wello Oy launched the next iteration of their Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) into the water in Tallinn, Estonia as part of the CEFOW (Clean Energy From Ocean Waves) project. The Penguin WEC2 will be towed to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, where it will be deployed alongside Wello’s original Penguin WEC.

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